Brain Puzzle 3 Level 53

Overview

Level 53 is a bar self-defence puzzle. The banner reads "Helping the beauty drive away the drunkards." Inside a red-walled cocktail bar, two women sit at a marble table — an orange-haired woman in a white dress and a red-haired woman in a black off-shoulder dress with pearls — while a red-faced drunk man in a shirt and tie leans in with a glass of white wine, saying "Hey beautiful, have a drink with me, hehe." The bartender is asleep on the counter (zzz), a fat cat loafs on the bar, and through a window on the left a policeman stands looking confused (question marks above his head). A "WANTED" poster hangs on the wall. Shelves hold liquor bottles, a pair of scissors and a glass jar; on the floor by the table is a green can of pepper spray, plus a handbag, an Asahi beer and an ice bucket. The goal is to make the pest leave the two women alone.

• Difficulty: Regular
• Estimated moves: 4

Step-by-Step Solution

1. Read the situation. The drunk man is the immediate threat, the bartender is passed out and cannot help, and the cop outside cannot see what is happening through the window. You must fend the man off with objects in the room.

1. Grab the pepper spray off the floor. The green spray can on the floor by the women's feet is self-defence tool number one. Use it on the drunkard to make him recoil.

1. Use the scissors from the shelf. A pair of scissors lies on the middle shelf behind the bar. Take it and wave/use it to back him off further; by the later frame the scissors have left the shelf.

1. Leverage the jar and the cat. The glass jar on the shelf ends up in the drunkard's hand in one frame — he is peering through it — and the fat cat on the bar disappears shortly after. These distractions, combined with the spray, disorient him.

1. Watch him slump away in pain. By the later frame the drunk man is perched on a stool clutching his groin, sweating and grimacing, and the bottom line reads "It hurts so much!" He is no longer bothering the women.

1. Wait for the victory scene. With the drunkard driven off, the scene cuts to the two women relaxing alone against a pink background with bubbles, toasting with wine. The caption says "Whew, finally no one can bother us," and the level completes.

Strategy & Reasoning

The puzzle is about defending yourself from a harasser when the staff are absent. The bartender is asleep and the policeman outside is oblivious, so the women cannot rely on anyone else — they must use whatever is within reach. The pepper spray is the obvious first tool, but it is not enough on its own; the scissors and the cat/jar distractions are what finally make the drunkard stagger away. The joke payoff is that he ends up doubled over in pain rather than simply walking off.

The WANTED poster and the confused cop outside are the misdirection here. You might expect to alert the cop by matching the poster, but the winning ending is the two women alone, not an arrest — so the intended solution is self-defence with the bar objects, not calling the police. The sleeping bartender and the cat are there to suggest the room is full of grab-able props, and the handbag, beer and ice bucket are decoration.

Tips & Common Mistakes

• Mistake: trying to wake the bartender or call the cop. The bartender stays asleep and the cop outside never intervenes. Tapping them wastes time; use the objects in the room.
• Mistake: only reaching for the pepper spray. A single spray does not drive him off. You need to combine it with the scissors and the distractions until he clutches himself and retreats.
• Mistake: ignoring the props that vanish from the shelves. The jar, scissors and cat each move during the solution. If you leave them untouched, the drunk man never reaches the "It hurts so much" state.

Note: solution steps are based on visible frames only.